Abdollah (Abi) Arabshahi, Research Professor
Date of Appointment
Education:
Ph.D.,
Aerospace Engineering,
M.S.,
Aerospace Engineering,
B.S.,
Civil Engineering,
Employment:
Research Professor,
Computational Simulation and
Associate
Research Professor, Computational Simulation and
Senior Research Associate, Applied Research Laboratory, The
Research Engineer II, Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NSF/ERC for
Computational Field Simulation,
Research Engineer I, Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NSF/ERC for
Computational Field Simulation,
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NSF/ERC for Computational
Field Simulation,
Academic Specialties:
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Unsteady Viscous Flows
Structured Grid Technologies
Computational Applications in
Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, and Propulsion
Academic Activities:
Mentoring
and advising students involved in research associated with the UT SimCenter,
monitoring student progress, as well as instruction regarding the use and
implementation of UT SimCenter research codes
Committee
Member for five Masters Degree students and one Doctoral candidate
Mentor for 15 undergraduate student
researchers
Assisted
in teaching graduate level course, CFD II (ASE 8423)
Supervised Masters Degree
candidate at the Air Force Institute of Technology
Supervised
project efforts of two high school students from the
Professional Activities:
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering
Honor society), Member
Phi Theta Kappa (Honor
Society), Member
American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member
The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, Member
Reviewer:
AIAA Journal
Computers & Fluids Journal
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Mathematical and Computer Modeling Journal
Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Book:
Whitfield, D.
L., Taylor, L. K., Beddhu, M., and Arabshahi, A., "Discretized Newton-
Relaxation Solution of the Three-Dimensional Unsteady Incompressible
Navier-Stokes Equations," Frontiers of Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Chapter 28, pp. 575-594, D. A. Caughey and M. M. Hafez, Editors, ISBN 0-471-95334-2, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.,
Recent Publications (Total 45
Reports and Publications):
1.
Arabshahi,
A., Janus, J. M., "A Multiblock
Compressible Navier-Stokes Flow Solver Applied to Complex Launch
Vehicles," AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 41, No. 3,
pp. 469-472, May-June 2004.
2.
Arabshahi,
A., Gibeling H. J., “Computational Hydrodynamics for an Autonomous Underwater
Vehicle with Moving Control Surfaces,” FEDSM2002-31428, ASME 2002 Fluids
Engineering Division Summer Meeting,
3.
Arabshahi,
A., Tangirala, S., Dzielski, J. E.,
Gibeling H. J., “CFD Based Prediction of Stability and Control
Derivatives for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles,” the 8th International Conference on Numerical
Grid Generation in Computational Field Simulations,
4.
Arabshahi,
A., Boger, D. A., Lindau, J. L., Zajaczkowski, F. J. , “CFD Validation and Development for CCAT Design
Analysis,” the CCAT board, ONR PMS 415, Applied Research Laboratory,
State College, PA, February 2002.
5.
Arabshahi,
A., Gibeling H. J., “Numerical Simulation of Viscous Flows about Underwater
Vehicles,” OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference & Exhibition,
6.
Arabshahi,
A., Janus, J. M., “A Multiblock
Compressible Navier-Stokes Flow Solver Applied to Complex Launch Vehicles,”
AIAA-99-3378, the 14th Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference,
7.
Arabshahi,
A., Gibeling H. J., “Computational Hydrodynamics for Autonomous Underwater
Vehicles,” the 4th
8.
Arabshahi,
A., et. al., “A Perspective on Naval Hydrodynamic Flow Simulations,” The 22nd
Naval Hydrodynamics Program, August 1998.
9.
Beddhu,
M., Jiang, M. Y., Whitfield, D. L., Taylor, L. K., and Arabshahi, A., “CFD
Validation of the Free Surface Flow Around DTMB Model 5415 Using Reynolds
Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations,” The 3rd
10. Razzaghi, M., Arabshahi, A., and Lin, S.
D., "Analysis of Linear Distributed Parameter Systems via Double Fourier
Series," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 87, No. 2-3, pp.
205-215, 1997.
Grants and Contracts:
1. SPARATA, INC. “Computational Analysis and
Advancement of Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Modeling and Simulation Tools,” Dr.
David L. Whitfield, PI, $150,000, January 2005-
Present.
2. Office of Navel Research (ONR), Reasearch, Contract No: N00014-04-1-0289 “Simulation
and Analysis of Proposed Underwater Vehicles,” Dr. David L. Whitfield, PI,
$150,000, March-November 2004.
3. ARL/Keyport, “Estimated Hydrodynamic
Loads on the Adapter Housing and Array for a Revised USBA Configuration,” PI,
$45,000, February 2001.
4. NASA LaRC, “Advanced Control Methods for
Futuristic Aerospace Vehicles using Smart Actuators,” PI, $270,000, March 2000;
Not Funded.
5. DRPA, “RANS Models for Polymer Turbulent
Drag Reduction,” Co-PI, $710,837, October 2000; Not Funded.
6. BAE SYSTEMS Flight Systems Inc., “CFD
Studies of the MQM-107E and MQM-107E+Streaker (Subscale Aerial Target),” PI,
$1,100,641, June 2000; Not Funded.
7. ARL/Keyport, “Ultra Short Baseline Array
Packaging,” Co-PI, $198,756, September 1999.
8. Lockheed Martin, "Enhancement of CFD
Capabilities at Lockheed Martin," Co-PI, $395,419, May 1997 - 1998.
9. Lockheed Martin, "Enhancement of CFD
Capabilities at Lockheed Martin," Co-PI, $197,000, May 1996 - 1997.
10. ARL/Pennsylvania State University,
"Free Surface Fluid Dynamics Produced by a Near Surface Vehicle," Co-
PI, $25,000, August 1995.